Morris Intensive at Folk Music Week
Daily Schedule
| 7:45-8:15 | Hot Breakfast served cafeteria style |
| 8:15-8:45 | Cold Breakfast/Coffee/Tea available |
| 8:45-9:00 | Vocal Warm-ups |
| 9:00-10:00 | |
Coal Mining Classics & Other Harmony Duets: Michael Kline, Carrie KlineCoal mining classics as well as other country harmony duets from coast to coast. |
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The Song Collectors: Jack Beck & Wendy WelchBurns, Tannahill, Ord/Ford /Greig, Henderson, Fullerton: We will focus on songs from these different collectors on consecutive days. |
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Harmonic Convergence: Bob Walser |
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Beginning Morris: Erica MorseMusic by: John Dexter If you can sing, you can dance! Many of the tunes of the folk songs of England are used by morris dancers. This has always been the case. These dances are another approach to the repertoire and Erica will make the dances accessible to you! Come join in! |
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| 10:15-10:45 | Morning Tea and Sing |
| 10:45-11:30 | Special Presentations |
| 11:30-12:15 | Swimming, Bookstore staffed |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 2:00-3:00 |
Classic Ballads: Jack Beck & Wendy WelchInterpreting the classic Scottish ballads: We will explore two each day. |
Claw Hammer & Picking Banjo: Carl JonesCarl will explore claw hammer and picking styles for the banjo and will include basic technique and tunes for banjo. |
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Hammons Family of West Virginia: Michael Kline, Carrie KlineA handful of significant ballads and play party songs from the Hammons family and central WV sources. Providing a contextual running narrative throughout the week so that campers can internalize some details of the singer's lives and the region as a whole. |
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The Navvies Way: Dave Webber, Anni FentimanA Ballad Documentary in six one hour workshops will explore the life and music of the Navigators (Navvies ) who built England’s waterways and Railways and latterly the road networks with Blood, Sweat and Beers. |
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Accompanying Morris: Doug CreightonBring your squeeze box, fiddle or pipe and tabor. We will look at the needs of the dance and what the musician can do to lift the dancers and make them fly! |
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| 3:15-5:30 | Morris Intensive: John Dexter, Erica Morse, Doug Creighton |
| 5:30-6:25 | Swimming, Bookstore staffed |
| 6:30 | Dinner |
| 8:00 | Staff Concert |
| 9:15 | Evening Dance Party |
| 11:00 | Late Night Activities |
July 24 - 31, 2010
2010 Camp Space Availability Update
No space at your favorite week? Explore another!
American Dance & Music (Pinewoods)
Aug 28-Sep 4
All done, see you next year
Campers' (Pinewoods)
Aug 21-28
All done, see you next year
CDSS at Timber Ridge
Aug 15-22
All done, see you next year
Early Music (Pinewoods)
Aug 14-21
All done, see you next year
English & American Dance (Pinewoods)
Aug 7-14
All done, see you next year
English Dance (Pinewoods)
Jul 31-Aug 7
All done, see you next year
English Dance Leaders (Pinewoods)
Aug 7-14
All done, see you next year
English Dance Musicians (Pinewoods)
Aug 14-21
All done, see you next year
Family (Ogontz)
Jul 31-Aug 7
All done, see you next year
Family (Pinewoods)
Jul 17-24
All done, see you next year
Folk Music (Pinewoods)
Jul 24-31
All done, see you next year
Morris Intensive at Folk Music
Jul 24-31
All done, see you next year
Square Dance Callers (Pinewoods)
Aug 28-Sep 4
All done, see you next year
Teachers Training (Ogontz)
Jul 31-Aug 7
All done, see you next year
Viol Intensive at Early Music
Aug 14-21
All done, see you next year
2010 Camp Space Availability Update
No space at your favorite week? Explore another!
| American Dance & Music (Pinewoods) | Aug 28-Sep 4 | All done, see you next year |
| Campers' (Pinewoods) |
Aug 21-28 | All done, see you next year |
| CDSS at Timber Ridge |
Aug 15-22 | All done, see you next year |
| Early Music (Pinewoods) |
Aug 14-21 | All done, see you next year |
| English & American Dance (Pinewoods) |
Aug 7-14 | All done, see you next year |
| English Dance (Pinewoods) |
Jul 31-Aug 7 | All done, see you next year |
| English Dance Leaders (Pinewoods) |
Aug 7-14 | All done, see you next year |
| English Dance Musicians (Pinewoods) |
Aug 14-21 | All done, see you next year |
| Family (Ogontz) |
Jul 31-Aug 7 | All done, see you next year |
| Family (Pinewoods) | Jul 17-24 | All done, see you next year |
| Folk Music (Pinewoods) |
Jul 24-31 | All done, see you next year |
| Morris Intensive at Folk Music |
Jul 24-31 | All done, see you next year |
| Square Dance Callers (Pinewoods) |
Aug 28-Sep 4 | All done, see you next year |
| Teachers Training (Ogontz) |
Jul 31-Aug 7 | All done, see you next year |
| Viol Intensive at Early Music | Aug 14-21 |
All done, see you next year |
Program Description
This is a workshop for experienced morris dancers that looks at a couple of Cotswold traditions, and identifies and recreates the various dance moves, figures and dances that define them and the team style as expressed through them. You will not just learn the dance, you will learn to dance it as a team focusing on the higher level of interpretation, emphasizing key moves, moments in the dances and interactions with the music -- and what musicians!
We will compare and contrast elements of style and examine how style can be expressed through key moments in the dance, whether in the beauty of showy, flowing and graceful traditions, the strength and swagger of the more robust and grounded traditions, or the snap and spark of more regimented traditions.
The Course, held concurrently with Folk Music Week, is designed and led by John Dexter, Erica Morse and Doug Creighton.
3:15-5:30: We will spend these two hours together working hard identifying distinctive moments of different dance styles and performing them together.
For the rest of the day and evening, the classes of Folk Music Week are available to you. One of these classes will be on playing for morris!
--John Dexter, Erica Morse and Doug Creighton , Program Directors